International police anon again, I found a website that looks like it… could -possibly- be official? The design is that level of bad that it could be outdated designers or could be a joke by someone just starting to learn how to make sites… Not reassuring!!

No, no. That sounds about right for the International Police. They’re a top-notch organization of justice, yes, but their webdesign department is … unfortunately lacking. I know a few people who have tried to apply for that position because one look at the site would lead one to believe that the webdesign department has been either vacant or understaffed since 1993, but for whatever reason, no one has gotten so much as an interview. Something about “letting the code chimchar do their work,” from what I understand.

(I sincerely hope “code chimchar” isn’t literal, but quite frankly, I don’t know.)

Hello, I was just wondering, and I’ll probably sound like a hick saying this, but is there actually an International Police? My village is fairly isolated, but last week we had someone in a trench coat practically move into the community center, saying he was on official business. He has an accent like I’ve never heard before in any movie or anything! I guess what I flew into town to send an ask for is, do we have a madman in our village or just an off kilter investigator?

While, yes, there is an International Police, it’s hard to say whether or not this gentleman is with them. You could very well ask for a badge, but quite honestly, it may be better to leave him alone, just in case he is, ah, not quite legitimate, so to speak.

fuckyeahvaleyard replied to your post “Are there any pokemon that dont like cosplay? Im asking because i want…”

Or just…like…get a dozen Mimikyu and make their day!

For the briefest of moments while I was reviewing my notifications, I thought this was intended for the magikarp post, and thus, I was about to correct you to say you can only carry six mimikyu into battle against League trainers such as the Elite Four.

So on that note, yes, you could have a dozen mimikyu serve as your cosplay team, and everyone would be happy (but especially the mimikyu). Or you could challenge the Elite Four with a team of six mimikyu. Or both. Both works too.

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Whatever happened to Magikarp guy…

She won the championship title, then forfeited it back to the previous champion and then went on to tackle the other regions in much the same way. From what I understand, she’s currently training her magikarp in the mountains. Not Mt. Silver like Red—just … the mountains. As you do with a magikarp.

I can’t tell you how many companies have openly expressed their disappointment that they couldn’t get her magikarp to serve as their spokesmon.

Hey Bill, I’m preparing to take on the Alola Elite Four. My team is Incineroar, Snorlax, Salamence, Leafeon, Metagross, and Golurk. Opinions on my chances?

Fair, anonymous, so long as you have faith in your team. This is partly an acknowledgement and agreement with Karen’s philosophy that strength is irrelevant and that one should always try to win with their favorites (that is, the team they’ve bonded with the most).

It is also partly a statement that you could practically win an Elite Four challenge with any pokémon so long as it was well-trained. For example, not too long ago, someone took the Kantonian gauntlet using a magikarp … and only a magikarp. Bruno and Lorelei thought it was hilarious, but Lance refused to face the public for nearly a week.

In other words, yes, this is a sound team, anonymous. Good luck!

Are there any pokemon that dont like cosplay? Im asking because i want to make sure me and my friends can be the entire cast of Narutorkoal for a convention

There isn’t any one species, really—just individual preference. Start with smaller, singular, looser-fitting costume pieces, rather than a full cosplay. Watch for any signs of discomfort. If your pokémon is fine with the piece, work your way up, little by little, to a full costume. If your pokémon shows signs of discomfort or even distress, sad to say, you’ll need to exclude your pokémon from your cosplay group. Never force a pokémon into a costume.

Also, keep in mind that some pokémon can’t cosplay. For example, despite what the cartoons would have you believe, gastly can’t really wear anything except hats, and even then, they need to be calm at all times, else they’ll simply phase through.

Best of luck!

What Pokémon do you think/know are descended from tyrunt and tyrantrum? I’ve heard people say tyranitar, but is this myth?

It is indeed a myth, I’m afraid. Tyranitar is actually more of a dragon-like pokémon, and thus, it’s more related to pokémon such as charizard, haxorus, and so on.

However, believe it or not, tyrantrum and all other dinosaur-like pokémon are actually ancestors of avians. It’s a long and complicated subject, actually, but suffice to say, the archen line serves as a sort of “missing link” in the evolutionary family tree between ancient dinosaurs and modern-day bird-like pokémon. So to answer your question in the simplest way possible, according to both fossil records and DNA evidence, the closest living relative of tyrantrum is not tyranitar but rather … torchic.

But more broadly, pretty much every bird-like pokémon is descended from dinosaur-like pokémon such as tyrantrum. Perhaps not entirely directly, but nonetheless.

Also, as an aside, it’s important to note that aerodactyl is not related to either of these (dinosaurs or birds). Rather, it occupies another genus altogether, which it shares with … no known species of pokémon, actually. It’s quite fascinating.

So what’s the vocal range of a Hawlucha like? Because my little lady hawlucha seems to only use high pitched, keening noises, and I’m not too sure whether I should be alarmed.

Actually, that’s what most female hawlucha—and, indeed, quite a lot of male hawlucha—sound like. The deeper-voiced hawlucha have deliberately trained themselves to vocalize at lower pitches to sound more intimidating.

So your hawlucha should be just fine!

rewriting my ask. a friend of mine izzz thinking about getting a murkrow, but i know that they collect shiny thingzzz. i juzzzt want to know if it would try and steal something like, say, a shiny red plazzztic device or something along thozzze lines. juzzzt asking for a friend though. yeah.

It’s possible that it would, but the thing about murkrow is that they’re also highly intelligent and easy to train. If that shiny, red plastic thing was sentient and if its owner trained their murkrow to leave that shiny, red plastic thing alone, then the shiny, red plastic thing and the pokémon living inside it won’t have much to worry about.

Best of luck, friend!